Wheat Tour Finds Stunted Crops on Trek in Drought-Hit Kansas
- Plants are developing slower than normal, crop tour shows
- Yields in northern Kansas were tour’s lowest since 2015
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America’s bread basket is looking pretty dried out.
That’s what’s being confirmed this week as traders and analysts trek across Kansas for the Wheat Quality Council’s annual crop tour. Plants are shorter than normal with shallow roots after drought this winter, coupled with an unusual spring cold, stunted development. Some fields were in such bad shape that farmers talked about ripping up their crops and replanting with sorghum.